Official On-Campus Housing
Who Can I Live With?
Living with your friends can be one of the best experiences of your life. At UB, we make it easy for you to request your on-campus roommate of choice.
If you are a new student at UB or a transfer student here, you can request a specific roommate during the Grouping and Selection process. Preferences are honored on a space available and eligibility base. Each member of the group group must:
- Complete the Housing Application before the deadline
- Meet eligibility requirements for their desired living area
Roommate Requests
Roommate requests must be mutual with all roommates indicating each other by the preference deadline. Please note that not all students are eligible to live in all areas.
Even if you are not paired with your requested roommates, all students who submit their housing application (and, for new and transfer students, their tuition deposit) by the deadline are guaranteed on-campus housing.
How To Choose Your Roommate(s)
- During the Grouping and Selection process, you will have the opportunity to form a roommate group with other new/transfer students.
- If you do not have a specific roommate, you can use the roommate matching tool to search a roommate in the housing portal during the Grouping process.
Submit Your Housing Application Early
The earlier you and your roommate(s) complete your housing application, the earlier your self-selection time will be.
Current students can form a roommate group with their desired roommate(s) during the Grouping and Selection process.
Each member of the group group must:
- Complete the Housing Application by the deadline
- Meet eligibility requirements for his or her desired living area
Please note that not all students are eligible to live in all areas.
Roommate Requests
Even if you are not paired with your requested roommates, all current students who submit their housing application by the deadline are guaranteed on-campus housing. If you do not request a specific roommate, you can use the roommate matching tool to search for a roommate in the housing portal during the Grouping process.
How To Choose Your Roommate(s)
- Students who do not renew their current space will receive a housing selection timeslot.
- The person with the earliest selection timeslot will go online during his or her selection window/appointment time and reserve the room or apartment.
- At this time, he or she will assign members of their group to available spaces in room the selected.
- Students are strongly encouraged to identify several roommate options in case your initial group size request is not available.
For graduate and professional students, Flickinger Court Apartments offer family-friendly housing. Only one person needs to be a student at UB (contact us for details), and units can be rented as same-sex units or as gender-inclusive units.
UB offers gender-inclusive housing areas in select residence halls and apartments. In these communities, students are welcome to have roommates of different genders in the same room.
